Chapter 154 Chapter Twenty-Eight

The mist spreads over the autumn grass in the distance, and casts misty clouds under the morning sun. The birds with wings fly low over the river pond, and their toes touch the green weed, causing ripples, and the green onions and horses are hidden behind Among the vast green grass, the sound of the reed flute came from a distance, melodious like willow branches in spring. Now that it is autumn, it is very cold in the morning and evening, and the autumn is always very short. It seems that the end of summer has just passed, and winter can’t wait to come. The shepherds put on autumn clothes, vests, and boots sooner or later. The girl was wearing a red horse skirt that looked like fire, and she turned like a fire cloud flower, dazzling her eyes.

Pingan and Duoji drove the horses wildly on Qiulanping, Jingjing followed behind on a little red horse, and shouted: "Duoji! Come on, come on!" Ping An is now fifteen years old, and has grown into a strong boy with shiny muscles and tendons, like a strong little leopard.After running around, Duoji was left far behind. He flicked his whip angrily, ran towards Jingjing, and shouted angrily: "Stinky girl! Who are you the elder brother? Why are you turning your elbows out?" Jingjing smiled, her big eyes curved like the moon, she made a face at Ping An, slapped the little red horse's butt, and ran behind Duoji.

Duoji is the son of a herdsman at the foot of Huihui Mountain, but he looks like a child of a scholar in Donglu. He has a white face, a straight nose, and gentle eyes. He is sixteen years old this year. When he saw Jingjing running over, he just stopped and smiled. Laughing: "Jingjing run, I will block him." "Duoji..." A drawn-out tone came from afar, Duoji stepped on the stirrup and straightened up, waved his hand far away, and said, "My mother called me, let's go, go to my house." "Mama Duoji must have made shortbread. Hurry up, my sister said a few days ago that Mama Duoji's shortbread is delicious."

Jingjing said happily, and Duoji smiled and said, "Really? Remember to take it with you when you leave." "You don't need to say it, I told your mother a long time ago." Ping An laughed, and rushed out with a flick of the whip. "Du Ping'an! You are cheating!" Jingjing yelled, and also waved her whip, the little red horse looked small, but ran extremely fast, within a while, she had already caught up. Dorje smiled and rode slowly to drive the horses behind. The sky was blue and the clouds were white, and there was a strong smell of wheat in the distance. It was time to harvest the crops, and the best time of the year was here.

When they went back at night, the villagers piled food on Ping An’s and Jingjing’s foals, including fresh game, homemade kumiss, and Duoji’s mother’s shortbread. The little red horses were crushed to death. Shaking his head, Duoji hitched up his horse when he saw it, drove a carriage, and said that he would take them back. Jingjing heard this, clapped her hands happily and jumped up. "Ping An, how are you sleeping these days, sir? Is Uncle Dalie's medicine working?" Du Pingan shook his head and said, "It's still the same. I woke up in the middle of the night and saw Mei Xiang cooking tea. I guess the adults are not asleep yet."

"My sister has been feeling much better in the past two days, and she hasn't had a cough for several days." Jingjing hurriedly said, smiling: "Duoji, your medicine is very good, I also took it, and slept until dawn." "Even if you don't take medicine, you can sleep until dawn." Pingan made a cut, exposed his younger sister and said, "Everything Duoji brings is good, even the medicine you have to rush to eat, and you are in a hurry to get married when you are only thirteen. I am not ashamed." Jingjing stuck out her tongue and said, "Why are you ashamed? My sister told me that you should tell me who you like early, so as not to regret it in the future. When I grow up, I will marry Duoji. What are you afraid of?"

These words were crisp and bright, but the handsome Duoji made a big blush.The boy coughed in embarrassment, and said, "Then I'll send two more pictures tomorrow, and you have to watch the adults eat." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to Jingjing: "Jingjing, medicine should not be taken indiscriminately. My lord had a disease in his early years, and he soaked in ice water to catch the cold, so he needs to take medicine. You are in good health, but taking medicine will be harmful." , don’t eat indiscriminately in the future.” Jingjing nodded with a smile, as if no matter what Duoji said, she thought it was absolutely right, and said with a smile: "I know."

Ping An snorted disdainfully, as if he looked down on his sister's weak bones. After walking for more than an hour, I finally went up the mountain. When I returned to the top of the mountain, it was the Nada Palace built by Lord Yanshicheng for Princess Baisheng, but now it is vacant.The adults lived in a house halfway up the mountain. From a distance, the blue bricks and light tiles were hidden among the layers of green pines, which looked very peaceful and simple.But don't think that this is just an ordinary house, because if you are not careful, you may lose your life here. "who?"

Suddenly someone asked in a deep voice ahead, Ping An jumped out of the carriage, ran forward a few steps and shouted: "Brother He? I am Ping An." "It's safe, why did you come back?" A middle-aged man in his thirties came out of the bushes, followed by several men in ordinary clothes, holding a steel fork, and one of them was carrying a hare . "Adults have asked me several times? It is estimated that there will be mountain rain tonight. If you don't come back, I will go down to find you." Brother He came over cheerfully, saw Duoji smiled and said, "Duoji is here too, is your father's injury healed?"

"Thanks to Brother He's good bone joints, I can move my arms now." "Old Mu Tuo just doesn't believe in evil. I have already said that the bear is not to be touched with his cub." A few people walked in while chatting, and met a few teams of bright and dark whistle along the way. These people used to be soldiers of the Xiuli Army. Now they have disarmed and returned to the fields. Come up the mountain to guard on duty.Over the past year, the mountain has become much more peaceful, and there are fewer and fewer dead soldiers in Zhuge's family, and they are not as crazy as they were at first.

"Your Excellency has just had dinner and is resting in the backyard. When you come back, hurry up and say hello, lest she worry." "Understood, Brother He, you are really looking more and more like Mama Duoji." Jingjing pouted and said, Brother He patted her on the head with a smile, and then led people out. Walking to the entrance of the yard, I saw He Xiao again without any surprise. Ever since my lord was injured a year ago, he has moved in from the outside and lived at the door of your lord, watching all day and night, Jingjing and Duoji said that she had never seen He Xiao sleeping. Once she came to look for the lord, and saw He Xiao leaning there with his eyes closed, she wanted to sneak in, but before she even stepped into the yard, He Xiao snatched him. Pick him up and tell her that the adults are sleeping, and come back tomorrow morning if there is something to do. Dorje didn't believe it before, but as the number of visits became more frequent later, it seemed that he had never seen He Xiao doze off, even if he was sleeping, as long as someone approached him, he would wake up immediately. "Commander He!" Seeing He Xiao, Ping An behaved a lot, and shouted respectfully. He Xiao nodded, and when he saw Duoji, he showed a rare smile and asked, "Duoji is here, is your father's injury better?" "It's already active, thank you Commander He for still thinking about it." He Xiao said gently: "It's good to be able to move. My lord still asked me today, and told me to tell your father not to take the risk of killing bears for courage. My lord's illness is much better. You sent it last time. The medicine is very useful." "Well, then I'll go back and tell my dad." He Xiao nodded and said: "Go in, you two brats, if you go out, you don't know how to come back sooner, the adults have asked you several times." Jingjing made a grimace, pushed open the courtyard door and ran in, followed by Pingan and Duoji, it was getting late, and the moon was hanging in the sky coolly, round and round.The mountain is cold and the temperature is a little lower than the temperature below. There is a white plum plant in the center of the yard, and it has bloomed early before it snows. Like a tree full of snow. "elder sister!" Before entering the house, Jingjing shouted loudly while running, the door was opened, Mei Xiang poked her head out to take a look, saw that it was them, deliberately lowered her face, stretched out her slender fingers and tapped Jingjing's On his forehead, he spat: "Stinky girl, you don't know how to go home so late, you've really grown into a wild girl, let's see who will marry you." "Hey, I promise to get married before you, Sister Mei!" Jingjing covered her forehead and said grinningly, Mei Xiang scolded with a smile: "You bastard girl with a sharp tongue." Mei Xiang was a slave bought from Yuegong City more than a year ago. She ran away because she didn't want to be the concubine of an old nobleman. She was about to be beaten to death at that time. She is very pungent, but loyal, and although she has not been with the lord for a long time, but because she is a woman and has a good personality, she has become the closest person to the lord besides He Xiao. "Come in, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time." After closing the door, Mei Xiang led several people in. The house was made of red bricks, very windproof and warm. The room was tidy, without any luxurious decorations, but there were a few pots of bluegrass.Dorje's uncle used to be a soldier under Mr. Wu's tent, but he returned to his hometown because of an injury.But he looked at those flowers carefully for a long time, but he didn't recognize a few pots, so he couldn't help looking at them in a daze. Mei Xiang smiled when she saw it: "You must have never seen it before. The adults sent people to collect these from Da Xia. They were usually kept in the flower house. Now it's cold, so they moved in. The adults said, this is called grafting. It's not a flower that can bloom normally." Pushing open the door of the study room, she saw a pair of clear eyes looking over faintly. Chu Qiao was wearing a cotton-white soft shirt, underneath a linen-colored skirt, and on her head was a new silk-made white hibiscus. At first glance, it was Mei Xiang's handwriting.Seeing that Chu Qiao was dressed soberly all day long, she always tried to think of some ingenious decorations. Chu Qiao was a kind person, seeing her kindness, she couldn't bear to refuse her, so she let her go. "came back." Seeing them, Chu Qiao put down the scroll in her hand, stretched out her hand with a faint smile, Jingjing hurried over, grabbed Chu Qiao's hand and leaned into her arms, coquettishly said: "Sister, Jingjing miss you." "Oh? Really? I still thought you would be so happy to see Dorji." Chu Qiao was joking lightly, in front of others, no matter what she said, Jingjing would always be smiling like that, but in front of her, just an understatement could make the little girl blush. Ping An said with a smile, "Your Excellency has to punish her." After Chu Qiao left the army, Ping An followed up the mountain with his younger sister, but he insisted on not changing his words, and still called him like He Xiao and others. Duoji stood aside, slightly stunned. Normally, he is considered a very smart young man, well-informed and articulate, but in front of Chu Qiao, he always lowered his head unconsciously, as if he didn't even glance at him. They all think it's a kind of blasphemy, but they can't help but look for opportunities to come up every now and then, as if they just need to take a look at the house she lives in from a distance. Chu Qiao and Jingjing talked and laughed a few words, looked up at Duoji and said softly, "Is your father better?" Dorje said respectfully: "It's much better, Mr. Lao, remember." "The autumn harvest is coming. Your grandma is busy with your family's affairs these days. I have already told He Xiao that I will send someone to help during the autumn harvest. Go back and tell your grandma when the wheat will be harvested." Just say hello." "Yes, thank you for your concern." "It is estimated that there will be mountain rain tonight, so don't go down the mountain, and stay in peace for the night. Mei Xiang has warmed up the meal for you, go down and have some food first." Several people nodded quickly, and stepped out the door one after another. Within half an hour, it really started to rain, one autumn rain and one cold, the temperature suddenly dropped a lot, Mei Xiang added an extra quilt for them, and added a brazier in the house, Ping An was lethargic, and soon he was breathing Fell asleep, Duoji lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep until the middle of the night, put on his clothes and got up, opened the door and walked out quietly. Ping'an's room was next to Jingjing, and when Duoji passed by, she could hear the little girl's muttering dreamy voice, and she couldn't hear what she was saying.Going forward, there is a water pavilion. Back to the mountain, there are many hot springs. This one is well-heated. There is an exquisite pavilion built on it, which is hidden under the moonlight, making it look blurry.On the opposite side of the water pavilion is the adult's bedroom. Several towering old plums are covered under the corridor to avoid the fate of being hit by the rain, and the fragrance is overflowing. Dorje likes it here very much, every time he likes to come very late, so that the adults will keep him for one night, and then he can sneak out for a while after sleeping safely. It has been two years since my lord came to Qiulanping. Since my lord came here, Qiulanping has been exempted from military service and spring and autumn taxes. In the north and south, there are barracks, and Qiulanping is even more peaceful and prosperous, and there is not even a sneaky person to be found.Originally, this generation was not a residential area, only a few herdsmen lived here. Gradually, more and more people gathered, and one-tenth of Shang Shen’s people moved in. Qiulan City not far away became more and more lively. In just two years, it has become one of the famous important cities in Yanbei. Everyone really loves your lord. In those years, she led troops to guard Chidu and Beishuo, and led the prudent common people to open up wasteland, cultivate roads, open up markets, build water conservancy, teach farming and iron making, build arsenals, and open schools. The firm, has done a lot of good.Although she ceased to be an official later, she still protected the people of one side and allowed the people of Shangshen to live a prosperous and peaceful life. Shangshen County, which used to be the most chaotic in Yanbei, is now the most prosperous place in Yanbei. . When it comes to my lord, there is no one in Shangshen who does not give a thumbs up, saying that it is the reincarnation of a goddess who came here to protect Yan Bei. Only grandma, when talking about the adult's illness that day, grandma sighed faintly, shook her head and said, "In the final analysis, she is just a girl who is less than twenty years old!" yes! Aside from Grandma, he seemed to have forgotten that the lord is not yet twenty years old this year, but only four years older than him.I heard people say that when my lord was eight years old, he had already entered the Daxia Palace with the emperor, and when he was sixteen, he had already led troops to attack the city and plunder the land and fought north and south, but what was he doing at the age of sixteen?horse riding?Herding sheep?Milking goats? Dorje was a little discouraged, and sighed maturely. Just as his voice fell, he heard someone in front of him asking, "Is it Dorje?" As soon as Dorje looked up, he happened to see the adult standing under the plum tree wearing a white cloak, his eyes were as black as ink, so bright that people dare not look closely at them. "Big... my lord." Dorje was a little embarrassed, blushing, like a thief who was caught stealing. What will the adults think, will she not let herself come in the future?Will she be angry if I stand in front of her room and look at her for so long? The young man who had just begun to fall in love was thinking in a mess, but he heard Chu Qiao ask softly: "Can't you sleep?" "Ah?" Duoji was dumbfounded, and nodded quickly: "Well, I can't sleep." "hungry?" "what?" "come over." Duoji foolishly followed Chu Qiao and walked into the water pavilion. Chu Qiao was wearing soft-soled embroidered shoes, with a thin figure and warm eyebrows like Qingdai from distant mountains. one.There is a small table in the center of the water pavilion, on which are several exquisite food boxes. After opening, there is a delicate fragrance, all of which are exquisite and beautiful snacks and side dishes. "Did sister Mei Xiang do it?" Duoji was so nervous that he had nothing to ask, but Chu Qiao slowly shook her head and said with a smile: "I did it myself, I didn't expect it." Dorji was stunned for a moment, he had never seen an adult smile like this, although she was always gentle, but he always felt that she was unhappy, even though she was clearly smiling, there seemed to be something in her eyes that couldn't be melted away Fog, can not see the real joy.Grandma said that it was because there was too much sadness in her heart, like an eagle with broken wings, even if it is alive, it will not be happy, because it is no longer an eagle. But now, the adult is so close to him, he saw her sincere smile, sly, like a little fox, with crooked eyes, mischievous light, and a little bragging.He nodded hastily foolishly, but he had already forgotten what she asked, and could only admire her tone: "Really? Ah! It's amazing!" Chu Qiao was in a good mood. Seeing his appearance, she pointed her finger at his forehead and said with a smile, "Silly boy." Duoji was a little depressed. He was sixteen, and his father had already married his grandmother at his age, so he was no longer a child. "Sit down and have a taste." Duoji sat down obediently, picked up a piece of pastry, looked around, but was reluctant to eat it.This pastry is very delicate and looks like a plum blossom. It is made of white sugar cake, and there are a few shreds of red dates in the center as the flower heart. "Eat!" Chu Qiao urged him, the boy swallowed nervously, choking enough, Chu Qiao quickly poured him a cup of tea, Duoji took a big gulp before swallowing the pastry. "Is it tasty?" Chu Qiao asked, Duoji was about to shed tears, holding his mouth aggrieved: "I didn't taste it." "Hehe," Chu Qiao laughed, pushed the whole plate over, and said, "I'll give it all to you." Dorji began to eat piece by piece, exclaiming from time to time: "My lord, you are too good to cook such delicious food. Who did you learn from?" "When I was in the palace, I learned from the master chef in the imperial dining room. Dorji is very delicious. The emperor of Daxia usually eats these." "Ah?" Duoji was taken aback, he seemed to be a lot stupider than usual tonight, always stupid. There was a sudden gurgling sound from the pool outside, the wind blew in and opened another window, Chu Qiao stood up to close the window, but saw that the old Mei under the house had grown as tall as the house, she couldn't help being stunned, The hand outstretched in mid-air stopped in a daze, and rows of moonlight shone on her wrist, mottled and shadowy. In a blink of an eye, two years have passed, and the newly planted plum trees in the past are already as high as the eaves. Time is really the most ruthless thing in the world. It will never stop because of any joy or sorrow. When it leaves in a hurry, any once intense emotions will gradually cool down under running-in. That night, she left Yunbi City, walked for half a month, and finally arrived at Beishuo. Then one morning, when she walked out of Beishuo City Gate along the deserted Beishuo Street, she saw thousands of people. Thousands of people in Yanbei. Some of them were native residents of Beishuo City, and some came from far inland. Shangshen, Luorishan, Lancheng, Chidu, Huihui, Meilin, the common people knew the news that she was leaving, and all They came together without saying a word. She met many such teams along the way, but she didn't know them, and they never disturbed her. They just followed them quietly all the way. Until then, they gathered at the gate of Beishuo City. , looking at her quietly, sending her off for the last time. Among the crowd were old people with white hair, immature children, blue-eyed outsiders, businessmen from Donglu who came to do business, Chidu militiamen who fought against the Great Xia army with her, and even more Under her protection, the Beishuo people narrowly escaped death, the Shangshen people who participated in her road construction and trade, and even the herdsmen who returned to the mountain to herd horses and sheep. These people left the city early in the morning and lined up quietly on both sides of the road to make an empty road. When they saw her coming out, they all looked at her in unison. Chu Qiao still can't forget those eyes, there are reluctance, sadness, retention, sadness, worry, and fear, but they turned all these thousands of eyes into silence, even three or four-year-old children said nothing. Not coming out, just looking at her quietly, looking at her quietly. At that moment, she was so sad that she wanted to cry. She knows her responsibilities. In the past year, she has traveled all over the land of Yanbei, and she has spread the idea of ​​peace to every corner of Yanbei. She led them to build their homes, and worked hard to resume production in the rear of the war. It is the whole-hearted trust that supports her.This nation, which has been oppressed for hundreds of years, put all their desire for freedom and hope for a better life on her. Now, she is about to leave, and she has to break her promise to them. She wants to leave They never asked her about the dream she had tried her best to fight for again. He Xiao stood in front with nine thousand officers and soldiers of the Xiuli Army, fully armed and packed their bags, as if he wanted to go on a long journey with her. There is no need to say anything, she can only stand there in a daze, like a stone statue. Suddenly, a pair of small soft hands hugged her waist, she lowered her head, and saw a girl in her teens, who looked at her without saying a word, stubbornly raised her head, Tears were in the eye sockets, but they didn't fall.Ping An ran over from behind, trying to pull his sister away, but couldn't. Ping An was a soldier at that time, and Xiao Jingjing followed her when Yan Xun sent her to the inland of Yanbei for the first time, and had lived with her for more than a year at that time. "Sister," Jingjing finally cried out, tears streaming down her face: "Don't you want me? Don't you want me?" The child started to cry, and gradually, others began to cry, and the common people stood there in a row. I don't know who was the first to kneel down. Gradually, a large number of common people knelt on the ground, and the old people in their 70s and 80s were crying. The old man burst into tears and asked repeatedly: "My lord, do you want us?" "My lord, if you are not here, I will be arrested and become a slave again." "My lord, where are you going? Can I go with you?" The cold wind blew, blowing the snow on the ground, Chu Qiao let go of the horse's reins on the long trip, raised her head, looked at the bright sun, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes, and fell on the thick In the sideburns. The heavy responsibility weighed on her shoulders, making her breathless. She knew who was manipulating all this, but she was powerless to escape. He knew her too well, so as long as he used a small trick, he could eat her to death. On that day, she seemed to have shed all the tears in her life. Standing on the vast snow, she only felt like a kite being held in the hand. where to go. She stayed in such a useless way, living on the hillside of Huihui Mountain for two years. For two years, she watched him helplessly, watched him conscript and pay taxes, watched him conquer cities and plunder land, watched him implement a military service system that was harsher than that of Daxia, watched him eradicate dissidents step by step, and sat firmly. Yanbei's iron barrel country. She sometimes thinks that life is really a wonderful thing, it can always give you hope when you are desperate, let you continue to persevere, and then when you are about to approach hope, a basin of cold water will extinguish all your dreams. Yan Xun succeeded in the end, and Daxia couldn't hold his head up under his pressure. After Zhuge Yue's death, although the Zhuge Clan hastily cast aside himself and expelled Zhuge Yue from the family tree, they didn't even bury his body in the family cemetery.But despite this, they were still implicated, and their status in the elders was not as good as before. Zhuge Huai was also reviled. But obviously not good. General Le Xing's daughter, Le Wanyi, also regretted her marriage in a hurry, and wrote a ten-thousand-word blood letter in person, and sent it to Emperor Xia, saying that Zhuge's family was rich and powerful, that he bullied others, that Zhuge Yue's character was obscene, and that he was greedy for her beauty. Under the circumstances of how unwilling he was, he threatened him with family power and forced him to be engaged to him.Now that he has committed such a crime that cannot be tolerated, even if he is a widow, it is a disrespect and insult to the empire and the emperor. She would rather become a nun than marry such a vile and shameless person. Le Wanyi's determination to Buddha was so earnest and her determination was so firm, it became a good story in Emperor Zhenhuang for a while. His own character is noble and pure. Of course, as Zhuge Yue's direct superior, Zhao Che could not escape the fate of being demoted.The prince, who had been up and down several times, was demoted to the northeast border again, and went to a barren land to supervise the construction of a completely unnecessary military fortification, and thus stayed away from Daxia's political arena. The most unimaginable thing is that the fourteenth prince, Zhao Yang, would form an alliance with the Wei Clan. With Wei Guang's support, Zhao Yang became the most powerful prince in Great Xia, and was named King of Zhou. The military power of Yanming Pass. Daxia's authority organization reshuffled the cards again, but it is not difficult for people with discerning eyes to find that the domineeringness of the past has gradually moved away from Daxia. Facing Yanbei's cavalry and strong soldiers, they are becoming more and more powerless.Although Wei Shuye is quite talented in military affairs, but Yan Xun's skills are superior, and with domestic political interference, he has gradually changed from offense to defense. Over the past year, he has become more and more obviously tired. Now that Simon has four points, Bian Tang and Li Ce have secured the throne, Nalan Hongye, the eldest princess of Huai Song Dynasty, is in charge, and Yan Xun is in the northwest, facing Daxia across the river, and there is no longer a dominant family. However, despite this, Yan Xun never dared to break through Daxia easily, because in the southwest of Helan Mountain, a new regime suddenly appeared in the sight of everyone, and no one knew the origin of that regime, and no one even knew about them. The actual number of people is only vaguely known through the passing business travelers and the scouts sent out. The leader of that regime calls himself "Qinghai King". Qinghai is located in the south of Helan Mountain and west of Cuiwei Mountain. According to rumors, it is a desolate, hot and barren area where wild animals are rampant and no grass grows.As early as more than 2,000 years ago, it was the place where the major regimes in the mainland exiled prisoners. It is rumored that almost none of the people who went there survived.Therefore, exile in Qinghai has always been a synonym for death. Some people would rather die in Simon than set foot in Qinghai. Over the years, there have been countless prisoners who committed suicide in Cuiwei Pass. However, in such a place full of poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, and no grass, suddenly a political power was born like a meteor. On July 17, 1978, Yan Xun personally sat in the town and commanded an army of 70,000 to attack the south gate of Yanming Pass. It was about to succeed, but the enemy suddenly appeared in the southwest rear.They are strong in skill, fierce in battle, moving like the wind, swift and fierce like wolves, piercing into the left flank of the Yanbei army like knives, smashing the Yanbei army's offensive, but when Yan Xun hurriedly turned his horse's head to fight back, they But it disappeared like air. It was not until a long time later that the scouts found their traces in Cuiwei Pass, but now, Cuiwei Pass has been occupied by a person named "Qinghai King". For Yanbei, this was really a sad news like a bolt from the blue.Because Cuiwei Pass is located near Helan Mountain, west of Chishui, this means that apart from the Quanrong people outside Meilin Pass, another enemy named Qinghai King appeared behind Yanbei.What's worse than Quanrong people is that Meilin Pass is controlled by Yan Bei, while Cuiwei Pass is owned by King Qinghai. This means that the king of Qinghai can enter Yanbei whenever he wants to, and he can enter Yanbei for a visit. You have nothing to do with him.Moreover, Cuiwei Pass is located at the junction of Helan Mountain and Cuiwei Mountain, and to the east is a plain without any natural barriers, so there is no danger to defend at all. If you want to stop the enemies in Qinghai, you can only build a long road along Cuiwei Pass. Thousands of kilometers of the Great Wall. This is simply a big joke. But fortunately, the King of Qinghai never came out since that time, it seemed that he just went out for a stroll that day to tell Yan Xun that there was such a neighbor as him.However, Yan Xun didn't dare to be careless. While sending people to Qinghai to inquire about information, he went to Cuiwei Pass several times, hoping to contact the King of Qinghai. At the same time, he set up defensive barriers in the southwest and arranged for troops.In this way, Da Xia was given a chance to breathe. He Xiao and the others told her these things one after another. In the past two years, Chu Qiao rarely went down the mountain. Except for two years ago when she went out to run errands, she never left again. The sound of gurgling suddenly came, and Duoji looked down suspiciously, but there was a small pot gurgling on the small stove. Seeing it, Chu Qiao walked over quickly, put on big gloves, picked up the pot, and said back: " Go back to sleep after eating, I'm leaving first." Duoji watched Chu Qiao's figure gradually leave, but instead of heading towards his own room, he walked around to the pine garden behind, and did not follow, but just wrapped up a few pieces of leftover pastries, holding them in his hands reluctantly. The wind blew through the pine forest, thinking rustlingly, walked all the way to a bluestone monument, put down the small pot, and when it was opened, it was a pot of hot-boiled mutton in red oil and spicy peppers. There are small bluestone tables and stools in front of the stele, which have been rubbed very smooth by people, and it seems that people often sit there.The stele is very simple and unsophisticated, with only five large characters engraved on it: "Tomb of Zhuge Yue". Yes, two years ago, she led 300 elite Xiuli troops to Daxia to snatch back Zhuge Yue's body. At that time, she received the news that the Zhuge family finally expelled Zhuge Yue from the house and did not allow his body to be buried in the family cemetery. Instead, he was whipped and randomly thrown in a mass grave in the south of the city. The process was actually very smooth, there was no one to take care of the already useless corpse, when Chu Qiao arrived, the corpse had been torn apart by wild dogs, beyond recognition, if not for being whipped after death, she would hardly be able to The broken bones were pieced together.As a last resort, she had to cremate him and return to Yanbei with his ashes. When she was in Zhenhuang, she finally heard about that Miss Wanyi. For the first time in her life, she was so restless and gritted her teeth in hatred for this shameless person. Miss Wanyi was commuting back and forth between the Buddhist temple and home during those days in order to fully devote herself to the Buddha. Chu Qiao led someone to stop her car, and shaved her hair with her own hands. She shaved bald as if venting her anger. .Afterwards, seeing her face crying and begging for mercy on her knees, she suddenly felt uninterested. It seemed that it was only at this moment that she suddenly realized that Zhuge Yue was really gone, and he had become the flying ash in the jar in her hand. , being insulted and trampled by others, anyone can trample on his dignity at will, and I can't do anything except beat that person up, I can't save him, I can't let his family recognize him, I can't Returning his reputation could not even save his whole body. She couldn't tell what she was feeling at that time, she seemed to feel that everything in the world suddenly turned gray, she brought people back to Shangshen, and never went down the mountain again, guarding this small courtyard all day long, burying all her time here. "Zhuge Yue, you must feel very comfortable lying down now. I heard from He Xiao that you Daxia lost another battle at Yanming Pass. Wei Shuye is no match for Yan Xun at all. Without you, Daxia suffered a lot. Big loss. You always act like you don't care about anything on the surface, but I know that you are the most vengeful, and you must be thinking now: A bunch of bastards, you deserve it! Without me, you all gave it to me for nothing. .” While stirring the mutton in the pot with chopsticks, Chu Qiao said slowly. She lowered her head, her hair was hanging down from her cheeks, her skin was snow-white, and the moonlight shone on it through the pine branches. cold. "I didn't dream of you last night. Do you think you are alive? Or why are you so heartless that you don't even have a dream. Are you still sulking? No one will avenge you? But you My popularity is really bad, the few loyal ones are still hacking me all day long, but thanks to their stupidity, if they go to hack Yan Xun, they probably won’t survive.” The pot gradually cooled down, and the mutton fat was solidified together. She continued to murmur, "I burned paper money for you again yesterday. You received it. You were kind to me before, and I have nothing to repay you. I can only burn some money for you after you die. You are from a wealthy family, and you have been spoiled since you were a child. You spend your clothes and your food, how can you live if you don’t have money? But it’s okay, you are If you walk with so many younger brothers, even if you get to the underworld, you can continue to dominate." "Zhuge Yue, do you know where Mo'er has gone? I sent people to Zhenhuang several times, but they couldn't find his whereabouts. He said that he was missing. Could it be that your father knocked him off? Mo'er He is still so young, and his life experience is so pitiful, you should pay attention over there, and if you see him, let me know, and it will save me from searching all over the world." A gust of wind blew, and all the stagnant water on the tree fell into the pot. Chu Qiao didn't seem to notice, her expression was very calm, she couldn't see how sad or sad, she just spoke quietly, her voice was very It's very low, but it's so clear in this silent night. "Zhuge Yue, in fact, I didn't fall asleep last night. I opened my eyes and looked at the roof all night. I kept thinking about what happened that day. In fact, I should have a chance to save you. First, I should have let He Xiao断后，我和你一起走，然后分兵二十个方向，我们却不离开，偷偷返回悦贡，等待风声过后再想办法逃走。第二在千丈湖上我应该带军从后方冲击大军的右翼，那里都是弓弩手，跑马两个来回就能冲散，这样你就有离开湖心开阔地带的机会和时间。第三，我当时怎么能去求燕洵呢？我应该直接劫持他，我笑呵呵的过去，他是不会怀疑的，我当时脑子进水了吗？还有，最后你怎么能推我上去呢，我手上有匕首，我们应该在水下游几百米，然后破冰出去，虽然水很冷，但是一时半会也冻不死的吧，泰坦尼克号里的杰克还坚持了好长时间呢，何况我们都是练过武的人。” 楚乔懊恼的嘟囔着：“我当时怎么就没想到呢？” 夜里很静，甚至能听到山下人家的狗叫，所有人都睡下了，只有她一个人絮絮叨叨的坐在这里，楚乔说了半天了，突然站起身来使劲的敲了敲诸葛玥的墓碑，大声说道：“喂，我在跟你说话，你听没听到啊？” 清脆的回声回荡在松林里，楚乔说完之后就有些愣住了，她半蹲在墓前，神色一黯，她低下头，头发从两侧垂下来，看不见脸孔。 她的声音闷闷的，小声的说：“我明明有那么多办法，可是却为什么没能救下你呢？” 夜凉如水，微风吹起她的衣裳，她就那样靠在墓碑上，好久也不动，像是凝固了一样，秋天的松树枝叶有些微微的泛黄，风过处，唰唰的响。 好似很多年前一样，他们也曾这样靠在一起，夜那么黑，四周都是敌人，他们背靠着背的并肩作战，默契的好像是一个人一样。 “诸葛玥，这就是我们的命……” 楚乔低声的说，天上飞过一群乌鸦，娃娃的叫着，刮过上空，渐渐去的远了。 楚乔曾以为，生命就会一直这样进行下去，然而第二天一早，一个消息晴天霹雳一样的袭来，登时打碎了她生活最后的宁静。